Cardiac abnormalities in athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review.

Juliette C van HattumJessica L SpiesSjoerd M VerwijsGermaine C VerwoertR Nils PlankenS Matthijs BoekholdtMaarten GroeninkArjan MalekzadehYigal M PintoArthur A M WildeHarald T Jørstad

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2021)

Athletes have an overall low risk of SARS-CoV-2 pericardial/myocardial involvement, arrhythmias and SCA/SCD. Rates of pericardial/myocardial abnormalities in athletes are highly variable and dependent on study quality. Troponin screenings seem unreliable to identify athletes at risk for myocardial involvement. Prospective athlete studies, with pre-SARS-CoV-2 imaging (CMR), including structured follow-up and arrhythmia monitoring, are urgently needed.

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